Yun Duo's words left Yun Dazheng with a mixture of bitterness and relief. Upon further reflection, he felt... perhaps this was for the best.
Let him fend for himself.
Thinking about it, I became even more determined not to give the second son's family any help.
It wasn't because I was angry, nor was it to make Yun Youliang's family suffer more.
It's simply that I don't want them to benefit from the clouds in any way.
Perhaps this will make the granddaughter and her biological parents feel a little better?
As Yun Da was thinking, he casually asked Gu Wu, "Brother Wu, you said earlier that you were all sent by your master and mistress to protect Duo'er. You... I remember there should be about ten of you, right?"
"Hmm." Gu Wu nodded and said, "Including me, there are exactly ten people."
"This is too much trouble." Yun Dazheng couldn't help but shake his head.
What were Duo'er's parents thinking? A little girl needs ten people to protect her! They've lived in this small village for decades and have never encountered any bad people. Even if there were, they were just petty thieves stealing chickens and dogs—a chicken gone today, a patch of wheat cut down tomorrow, money stolen at the market the day after… that would be a huge loss. And most of those petty thieves are neighbors; they wouldn't really hurt anyone.
Moreover, now that Duo'er has Leopard protecting her, there aren't many thugs who dare to mess with them.
With so many people here, we dare not do anything; the cost of eating, drinking, and relieving ourselves is a huge sum of money.
What a waste...
That evening, Yun Dazheng couldn't help but bring up the matter with Yun Qishi, and finally muttered, "Grandma Duo'er, do you think all wealthy families are like this? Making such a big fuss and going to all this trouble, is it really necessary?"
Because Yun Dazheng used two idioms in a row, Yun Qishi couldn't help but laugh and whispered, "Whether it's that serious or not, I don't know, but you used those two idioms quite well." She didn't misremember the characters (at least the pronunciation was correct), nor did she use them 'misused'.
"Ahem..." Yun Dazheng coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, "Old woman, I'm talking to you about serious matters, I didn't mean to joke with you."
"Alright, I won't laugh at you then." Yun Qi said, then thought about it seriously and continued, "Now that you mention it, I also think it's a bit strange that Duo'er's parents sent so many people to protect her. No matter how much they value her, they wouldn't send so many people to protect her for no reason, right? They have guns! What kind of petty thief can't they scare? One or two at most."
“I think so too!” Although it was pitch black and Yun Qishi couldn’t see what he was doing, Yun Dazheng still nodded seriously and continued in a low voice, “I’m thinking, even the daughter of a king wouldn’t need so many people protecting her, would she?”
"That's not necessarily true," Yun Qi muttered softly, then seemed startled as she asked, "No, old man, what do you mean? You mean, our Duo'er... is... is a princess?"
“No, that was just a metaphor.” Yun Dazheng shook his head.
In those plays, when the king's daughters were found and taken back to the common people, they were always brought back with great fanfare; none of them were left in the homes of old farmers like them.
"But I'm suddenly feeling a little uneasy. Do you think there might be something we don't know about?"
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